Thursday, 7 August 2008

This is our third year of watching hedgehogs visit the garden and what a treat this has been! Knowing not everyone is able to see this wonderful wildlife visitor it has been a delight to share our visits both through photos and video.

All captures are watched live and that's what makes them so special. I use night cameras outside feeding stations and inside our new for 2009 Hedgehog House. I also just stand in my garden with a video camera. You may be interested in building a hedgehog house or a feeding station. I have certainly had fun building and experimenting with mine.

Numbers of hedgehogs are in decline.If you don’t have hedgehogs or are not likely to ever see them then I hope you enjoy the ones that visit my garden.

2 comments:

The number of hedgehogs is sadly declining around here - I guess many have been killed by the increasing number of cars. Maybe people also keep their gardens too neat so that the hedgehogs can't find a suitable place for winter. Glad to see that you take such good care of yours!/Katarina

Interesting to hear about the situation in Sweden. Thanks for sharing that.

Strangely enough the conservationists here use road kill as a guide to population spread and numbers. They suggest that when there are none seen on road then the problem is worse. They see road kill as positive and that there enough surviving to replace these losses o-)

Yes, I agree that tidy gardens don’t help wildlife like the hedgehog. I do tidy up a little then too but I also leave small areas wilder too. I also have many ground cover plants and shrubs that are evergreen too which helps the hedgehog. I suppose as gardeners we should consider a balance where possible :-)

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